Daleks in parliament

Mr Christensen presented a motion calling on the Australian Government to consider offering subsidies to the producers of Doctor Who to entice them to film the television series in Australia.

"I suppose the only thing that is stopping it is the logistics and the finance so if we had a bit of coin on the table... then we could essentially have a series not just an episode of the show filmed in Australia," he said.

Mr Christensen says it could give Australian actors and film crews employment opportunities and provide a boost for Australian tourism.

"Dr Who nuts that will go on sightseeing visits after it is filmed here just to just see where the episodes are filmed, so it will spawn tourism just like the Oprah visit did when she came to Australia," he said.

Mr Christensen suggested Bowen and the Whitsundays as ideal locations for the filming of the program.